Well at long last we have a domestic link, and I have a commercial airport within 20 miles of me!
No report, just photos of a great 50 minute flight. Superb service, friendly crew on board, and great weather! What else did I need!
Booked 3 more return trips, with more planned 😀
The exterior of the new terminal
Was a busy start around the base too!
Super little terminal! 1 check-in desk, sufficient for today, maybe not for the future.
Very busy departure board!! :diablo:
G-JURA, the J31 based @ CWL
The view from my seat, with two great captains at the helm!
Following an uneventful flight, with our plan taking us along the North Wales Coast, down past Wrexham and Shrewsbury, I was suprised how quickly it all went, and out of nowhere, Runway 12 appeared!
Ex-BACON ERJ145 based @ CWL
Then on the way back, the clouds cleared over Anglesey, and we has a superb view of the island on approach
Then Valley appeared!
Very impressed with the route. Both flights were full, and it seems that it will be a success, with many different kind of people using it. I’ll certainly will be back on HWY602 very soon!
:EDIT:
Links for the videos :-
VLY-CWL – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5t9W4Gw2-I
CWL-VLY – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkaEuLdk3VM
Cheers
By: Manston Airport - 25th May 2007 at 12:24
Manston,
No mate we have two types of Jetstream, the T2 which is based at Culdrose primarily used for Basic Observer training and the T3 which at VL. Currently no plans to replace the planes as they do the job very well.All the best
Si
Yeah thats them T2 and T3 I forgot them:o good to hear there going strong though. And thats ok Elgan next time maybe;) 😀
James
By: bmi-star - 25th May 2007 at 09:15
Sorry James, no Hawk shots, as they are parked south of the terminal
Sure is a small terminal Michael, but sufficient for that flight, for which it was built. I’ve paid £30 return for all my flights, but the maximum they go is £50 each way, which isn’t too bad!
By: Si Jones - 25th May 2007 at 07:58
I thought the RN where replacing them the same time when the RAF did maybe there here to stay for some time. Great shots there like the good old RAF SAR Sea King shot and the J31.
BTW any Hawk shots:D
James
Manston,
No mate we have two types of Jetstream, the T2 which is based at Culdrose primarily used for Basic Observer training and the T3 which at VL. Currently no plans to replace the planes as they do the job very well.
All the best
Si
By: T5 - 24th May 2007 at 23:47
Excellent shots and videos, Elgan. Valley Airport looks.. small :p
What sort of price are you paying for a round trip?
By: Manston Airport - 24th May 2007 at 23:11
Isn’t the J31 a great plane to fly in, we have 3 based at Yeovilton
Si
I thought the RN where replacing them the same time when the RAF did maybe there here to stay for some time. Great shots there like the good old RAF SAR Sea King shot and the J31.
BTW any Hawk shots:D
James
By: bmi-star - 24th May 2007 at 20:50
Great selection mate, nice to see a link between North and South Wales…have you sent any of these shots to Highland, I’m sure they would like to see some images of their first flight on this route? Isn’t the J31 a great plane to fly in, we have 3 based at Yeovilton and my eldest daughter is an engineer on the aircraft…she just loves them, they all have names, hers is side number 77, callsign Doris!!!
Well done and thanks for the post.
All the best
Si
Cheers Si!
I might do actually, thanks for the tip. The J31 is a super little plane. Some complained that it was a tad noisy, but I had a mile wide smile when I saw that the curtains were open at the front.
Hopefully it will be a success, which as it looks, it will be!
By: Si Jones - 24th May 2007 at 19:59
Great selection mate, nice to see a link between North and South Wales…have you sent any of these shots to Highland, I’m sure they would like to see some images of their first flight on this route? Isn’t the J31 a great plane to fly in, we have 3 based at Yeovilton and my eldest daughter is an engineer on the aircraft…she just loves them, they all have names, hers is side number 77, callsign Doris!!!
Well done and thanks for the post.
All the best
Si
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